American journalist
Lawrence Stephen Kramer (born April 24, 1950) is an
American journalist ,
entrepreneur , and corporate executive based in New York City, USA.
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Education
Kramer graduated from the
S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at
Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in magazine journalism and political science.
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[4] At Syracuse, he served as the chief editor of
The Daily Orange as a freshman, and became editor of now defunct weekly Promethean in sophomore year.
[5] He holds a master's degree in business administration from
Harvard Business School .
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Career
From 1977 to 1986, Kramer served as a reporter and editor for
The Washington Post .
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[8] Then from 1986 to 1991, Kramer worked at the
San Francisco Examiner as an Executive Editor.
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In 1991, he founded DataSport.
[11] In 1993 he sold DataSport to Data Broadcasting Corp and became the vice president of Data Broadcasting Corp.
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Kramer founded
CBS MarketWatch in 1997.
[12] He served as the chairman and CEO, and took it public in 1999.
[11] In 2005, Dow Jones acquired MarketWatch for more than $500 million.
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In 2006, Larry Kramer became the president of
CBS Digital Media ,
[14] creating and running the new division.
[15] In 2006, he signed a deal with
YouTube and
Apple to put CBS entertainment content on the internet.
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[13] In the same year, he also transitioned
March Madness and The Masters online on
CBS Sportsline .
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In 2012, Larry became the President and Publisher of
USA Today .
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[20] He retired from that post in 2015 and became a director for
Gannett Co.
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In 2016, he became the chairman and interim CEO of TheStreet.
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Personal life
Kramer is married to Myla Lerner, a theatre producer.
[24] They have two adult children.
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References
^ Guardian Staff (2000-01-10).
"Time for granny to snog the paper boy" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
^ Sheet, Wall St Cheat (2010-09-30).
"A Cheat Sheet to 'C-Scape: Conquer the Forces Changing Business Today' by Larry Kramer" . Seeking Alpha . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
^ Loughlin, Wendy S. (January 20, 2010).
"Media executive Larry Kramer '72 teaching at SU's Newhouse School this spring" . SU News . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
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"Kramer Gets Award for Drug Report" . The Post-Standard . Syracuse, New York. 23 November 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
^ Kramer, Larry (20 February 2011).
"40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE: Kramer: Defiance of oversight merges papers, creates independent DO" . The Daily Orange . Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
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"Gannett to distribute USA TODAY edition to 35 papers" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
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"USA TODAY regains national circulation lead" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
^ Washington Post.
"Larry Kramer jumps back into fray of Digital Journalism" . Washington Post . Retrieved 5 September 2019 .
^ Kramer, Larry.
"The history of MarketWatch: How a sports data startup became a half-billion-dollar financial news site" . MarketWatch . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
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"Former Reporter for S.F. Examiner Becomes Its Executive Editor" . Los Angeles Times . 1986-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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c Becker, Anne (26 August 2006).
"Kramer's Latest Platform" . Broadcasting & Cable . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"MarketWatch founder joins Polaris Venture Partners - The Boston Globe" . archive.boston.com . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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b Kaufman, Leslie (2014-07-13).
"USA Today Goes Viral" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"Larry Kramer Named President, CBS Digital Media" . The Write News . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
^ Steinberg, Jacques (2005-03-31).
"MarketWatch Creator Hired to Run Digital Unit at CBS" . The New York Times .
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0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"CBS signs deal with Apple" . UPI . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
^ Gianatasio, David (November 6, 2006).
"Media Giant Taps Digital Chief" .
Adweek . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
^ Linnane, Ciara.
"TheStreet names Chairman Larry Kramer interim CEO" . MarketWatch . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"Larry Kramer named president and publisher of USA TODAY" . ABC News . USA Today. May 14, 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
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"Gannett taps Larry Kramer, founder of MarketWatch.com, to become President and Publisher of USA Today" . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
^ Levy, Nicole.
"Larry Kramer steps down as USA Today publisher, joins board of new Gannett" . POLITICO Media . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"Former USA TODAY publisher named TheStreet's interim CEO" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2019-09-05 .
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"From Madness into Masters; CBS SportsLine Dominates March, Stays Hot in April" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved 2019-10-03 .
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"How Larry Kramer Will More Than Double USA Today's Circulation This Year (Exclusive)" . TheWrap . 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2019-09-05 .